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    I am looking to build a NAS using Unraid to run Plex and a Windows 10 VM for Steam Link/In-home-streaming. I have a main gaming PC but my family wants to play games on their laptops/phones occasionally. Setting up a gaming VM seems like a good solution and/or fun project. The 2.5 drive cage will be added later on, once I need additional drive space. I have left storage drives left off the list because I plan to shuck external drives as they go on sale over time. My main questions are related to the LSI raid card. I have done a bit of research and it seems that this plays well with Unraid but I am new to this kind of hardware. Will the NH-U12 be enough cooling for the Ryzen 7 effectively? Also, is there a better value GPU besides the GT710? It will only be needed for the Unraid GUI so it doesn't need to be super powerful. PCPartPicker link https://pcpartpicker.com/user/blgraves94/saved/KQyK8d Ryzen 7 2700 16GB DDR4 (more to be added as needed) NH-U12S AM4 XRX RX480 (left over from upgrading my gaming PC) GT 710 (for the Unraid GUI) 650W Semi-Modular PSU Samsung 860 PRO SSD (for cache) LSI 9211-8I HBA/RAID Card Mini SAS to SATA cables CS380B Case
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    Thanks, I didn't think of it. That'd shave off $30ish plus it'd be a new project learning Linux.
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    I was planning on transferring new episodes our (mostly HER) favorite shows to her place with a flash drive or my laptop. I am sadly not, 8 months away.
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    My cap is 1TB with Comcast, without streaming from my server I use close to 750GB. Unlimited is extra $50/month (I think). I don't really feel like upgrading that much because a small server should payoff after year. Plus local playback should generally be higher quality.
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    Hello, I am looking at building a low-cost, small plex server to cheap at my girlfriend's place, streaming from my server is eating through my data cap. The mini-stx systems look like they might fill my needs. I was wondering if anyone had experience with these compared to Intel NUCs. I can see the STX being better because I can upgrade the CPU and cooling if need further down the road. As well as using a hybrid drive, Firecuda 2TB 2.5" as the only drive. I know SSD/HHD combo will give the greatest performance, however, the system will be accessed over wifi so the extra cost ($50 for a small SSD) doesn't seem to offer much benefit. Would the 8GB of NAND in thee FIrecuda be enough to run PMS and the OS at a reasonable speed? Parts list is linked below, Note: I pick a low-cost Pentium because this server will do very little to none transcoding. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/blgraves94/saved/xbbLD3
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    None take. I posted this to get all your ideas on this topic. You were correct, they did seem to use census data for the study. As many of you have pointed out, it seems to be a decrease in employment leads to an increase in gaming. Here is a link to the actual paper. At the time of OP I couldn't find the study not behind a paywall. http://eml.berkeley.edu//~webfac/card/draftberkeleyhurst.pdf
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    I really like your conclusion. Do you think this study will de-legitimize the video game industry and gaming in general?
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    The Economist posted a story about a study linking Male Unemployment and Video Games. What do you guys think of this? Do you think it paints gamers with a broad brush? It seems to ignore the rise of jobs created by video gaming, from YouTubers like LTT to Pro Gamers. https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2017/03/economist-explains-24 https://www.1843magazine.com/features/escape-to-another-world
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    I got it fixed. I searched for issues with my card at the exact framerate I was getting and found a Reddit post saying to change the Display Adapter Properties to 60Hz instead of 75Hz. After doing that, I am hitting 60FPS on Ultra with low on Godrays. It will drop to 40s in busy scenes but that beats the 38 MAX I was having.
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    I reinstalled, turned off Godrays, forced tessellation off in Wattman. Still, no changed. Even dropping to 800x450, still 38FPS.
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    Is it worth it to reinstall the game and start with a clean slate?
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    I understand that, however, I noticed only 5FPS difference between low and ultra settings.
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    All my drivers are the latest. No mods, no add-ons, just "stock"
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    I am having REALLY bad performance issues with Fallout 4 and I don't understand why. I get 38 FPS no matter what my settings are at 1080p, low or ultra doesn't make a difference. I do not have the high texture pack installed. My monitor is an LG Ultrawide with Freesync at 75hz max. Everything is up to date. I have an I5-6600K at 4.4Ghz and an RX 480 8gb with 16GB ram running the game off my SSD. Is there some issue that I am missing?
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    4 clients, 5 max. I also convert and optimise my media on a regular basis to download to my tablet or phone so I don't have to stream when outside my network. (my upload speeds are AWFUL)
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    I am looking to build myself a NAS, most likely using unraid. I plan to use this to play my movies/shows and back up my computers. Below is the link to pcparkpicker. I plan on using an ASRock - C236 WSI Mini-ITX motherboard with an I5-6500 and 16gb ram in the DS380 case. I will add more drives as needed. My questions are, 1) will the I5-6500 get too hot under the load of transcoding my media? Will I need an aftermarket cooler? I have a spare 120mm AIO cooler. 2) What hard drives do you guys recommend? Or do I just go with whatever NAS drives in the size needed at the best price? https://pcpartpicker.com/user/blgraves94/saved/KQyK8d
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    Hello, My LG Ultrawide monitor's speakers only play sound on start up. When my PC goes to sleep and wakes up, Windows says there are no audio devices available. I am running an RX 480 from XFX, Windows 10 Pro 64bit, on an ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac mobo with BIOS 7.10 (most recent) and am using a displayport cable to connect my screen and gpu. If I restart my PC, the sound will work for a little bit but it will stop after a while. Any help would be appreciated. UPDATE I reinstalled the drivers for the audio, gpu, and monitor. It is now working.
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    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/5gbps-ethernet-standard-details-8023bz/ I was reading this and I'm wondering if there are any inexpensive 2.5/5 gigabit networking solutions available. I want a faster network at my house, but I don't want the expense and need of 10Gb speeds. Best I need is to do is shoot my movie rips around to and from my NAS and laptops and desktops; SATA SSD to SATA SSD.
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    Okay. 8GB or so of ram. What is is the danger of not using ECC ram? The stx boards out there at the moment don't work with it, as far as i can tell.
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    Awesome. Does Pfsense care about dual vs single channel ram? Or how much?
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    I am looking at building myself like Pfsense box using the new STX mobos, Asus has one with dual gigabit LANs. I have yet to figure out what CPU that I want/need. I was thinking of using the Pentium G4560. When I compare it to the Pfsense/Netgear hardware, the G4560 seems to be a good choice as the Netgear uses Atom CPUs, even on their medium business grade products. As for add-ins, I want to use with Pfsense, I want to use my old SSD for caching and a VPN to protect my whole network, possibly some kind of network intrusion detection like Snort or Suricata. Will the G4560 be enough, or do I want to bump up to an I3 or even an I5?
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    I got an XFX RX480 XXX Hardswap during the Black Friday sales, I posted a link to Newegg for the specific card below. It has worked just fine, getting good frame rates and temps in my games. However, the fans have started to make a slight clicking noise when they are running under 1300rpm, the lowest value I can set them to in Radeon Setting. Once the fans hit 1300 or so, they become quite until they get into the 3000rpm range, which is understandable. My question is, is this normal or is there a problem with my card and/or fans? Link to Newegg. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150774
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    Everything is fully seated, 8 and 24 pin power, ram etc. The fans spin up yet nothing on the display.
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    RX 480 from XFX It wont post with or without the GPU.
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    I just build my new rig and the machine won't post. Asrock z170gaming itx/ac i5 6600k Corsair vengence ram I dont understand why it won't post.
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